What would be minimum load for uberti 1851 navy .36

[6666]

Hi just new here
for simple 25 yard paper target shooting
what would be the minimum bp charge
that would be safe for a uberti 1851 .36 navy

18 grains of Waco 3p works ok but seems too much for just paper shooting
thanks

 

[Bluehawk]

bring it down to 10 grains and work up and see how that goes.

 

[mykeal]

10 grains would be about as low as I would go. If you load using the gun's ramrod the issue will be seating the ball on the powder; it doesn't have enough travel to seat the ball with low loads. You'll need to use a filler material between the ball and the powder to ensure there's no air gap in the column. If you use a cylinder loader that's not a problem.

 

[madcratebuilder]

10grs well need a filler if loading in the revolver. Colt spec is 15-20 with 18 recommended for the .36 Navy. I shoot 15gr in my brass frame .36's and 18-20 in my steel frame .36's.

 

[Fingers McGee]

10grs will need a filler if loading in the revolver. Colt spec is 15-20 with 18 recommended for the .36 Navy. I shoot 15gr in my brass frame .36's and 18-20 in my steel frame .36's.

What MCB said

FM

 

[Bluehawk]

Mykeal and Madcrate of course are correct and I should have specified a filler like cornmeal which is pretty cheap at the grocery store. There are other choices of course. The guys here can recommend several types of fillers.

 

[6666]

Hi thanks all
10 grains and filler will be the starting point

thanks

 

[Mike OTDP]

I've used 9 grains of Swiss in a Hege-Remington for fifteen years. Try Cream of Wheat as a filler.

 

[Martas]

Hi just new here
for simple 25 yard paper target shooting
what would be the minimum bp charge
that would be safe for a uberti 1851 .36 navy

18 grains of Waco 3p works ok but seems too much for just paper shooting
thanks

I would be carfull about using anything under 12 grains. over pressures occure from not using enough powder and having the bullet not seated on the powder. upon firing the bullet gets lodged in the barrel and the gasses escape around the cylinder causing failure. most people get good results using between 15 and 18 grains, with some people going up to as much as 25.

 

[Erwan]

I also use 10 to 12 grains of Swiss BP number 1 (Nr1 is black powder for small pistol caliber and S2 for rifles till .50/54) with a little bit corn flour or semolina, this is good enough to shoot at 25 or 50 meters...

 

[Martas]

the 10 or 12 grain loads are fine for black powder or the equivilant, but not the same for triple seven or some of the other black powder equivalants., but unless you have a realy cheap gun I woldnt worry

 

[44 Dave]

I sometimes use my 15 gr. spout and a 1/8" home made wad and a round ball that is the minimum the ram will compress. I can take the centre out of the target, that is good enough for me. The only time I bother with fillers is in cartridges, where it is required for compression.

 

[DeadEye9]

For my "child" load when I'm letting the young nieces and nephews shoot the cap and balls in the yard, 10gr Triple7 3F with a little corn filler or double wad works very well. Whenever using a charge under 15 in these I always make sure to use a known very hot cap. Remington's new ones seem to burn very well. The object of the game here being near instant ignition of every last grain. Anyway, I find that when using small charges the BP subs work best, and I've been doing so for a long time with no problems. Work with your load as much you want to, just always to make sure the projectile whether it be ball or conical is seated tightly against whatever charge you do use. Even if you only use 8gr it will be OK so long as you don't leave any air space. That's the only real problem with tiny charges is the possibility of leaving air gaps gets greater. As long as you don't do that your fine with really any charge you choose.